tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 1

ICD-10: Start Thinking 'Digits' and 'Left/Right' for Success in Coding Hand Phalanges Fractures

Provider documentation will help you sort through 40-plus possible diagnoses. When ICD-10 goes into effect in October 2014, a prime example of a diagnosis that will offer many more choices is fracture of the distal phalanx(es) of the hand, which will expand from two diagnoses to more than 40. Start educating your providers now about the two things they'll need to clearly document before you can successfully code the treatment.Get the Lowdown on OptionsICD-9 distinguishes distal fracture codes by whether the patient has an open or closed break. You simply choose between 816.02 (Closed fracture of distal...

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